The Apple Service Engineering – Data Streaming SRE team is seeking Site Reliability Engineers to develop processes, tools, and automation for managing distributed systems in production environments. The team focuses on building and running large-scale, fault-tolerant systems that ensure Apple's services are reliable and secure. Engineers will collaborate across various teams to create platforms that can rapidly scale and serve data with low latencies. This role requires a collaborative partner who enjoys tackling complex problems with innovative solutions.

• 5 or more years of experience in support of internet-facing production services and distributed systems.
• 5 or more years of experience running large scale infrastructure with a heavy reliance on automation tooling.
• 5 or more years of experience troubleshooting and performance deep dive analysis.
• Real operational experience managing services at scale on Kubernetes.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Java, Go (golang), or Python.
• Operational experience deploying in and running on Datacenter and Cloud architectures.
• Demonstrated expertise developing and troubleshooting distributed systems and database storage engines.
• Experience with AWS, GCP, and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience managing messaging services such as Kafka or other data services.

• Develop applications and tooling that are safe, reliable, scalable, and fast.
• Contribute to all major components of Kafka deployment infrastructure.
• Enhance control plane automation and monitoring tooling.
• Collaborate with engineers from across Apple to define metrics and set targets.
• Uncover optimization opportunities and ship services that delight customers.
• Engage in deep technical engineering across large cross-organizational projects.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.